I watch TVs for a living, and this is the TV technology that I recommend for sport fans – plus 3 models that I look at for your next upgrade
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If you are a sports fan like me, you might have had some complaints about your TV in the past when you try to watch sport. Whether it is about reflections while watching a game in the afternoon or fading during fast movement, something always seems to have to be adjusted.
Another problem: a TV that seems vague, with a flat -looking image, especially for field sports such as football and rugby.
Even the Best TVs Can struggle with sport, but luckily there is a TV technology that is ideal for sports fans: mini-guided.
Mini-guided: Perfect for sports fans
Mini-guided TVs are not only becoming increasingly popular but also more affordable. This technology delivers an improved photo compared to standard LED by using background lighting with smaller LEDs (hence the mini part).
By miniating the LEDs, a higher number can be used, resulting in increased brightness. It also ensures a larger number of local dim zones in the background lighting, which helps to increase and improve black uniformity.
Mini -guided TVs can reach considerably higher brightness levels than other types of TV panel, with 2,500 -4,000 nits speaks possible in flagship models. But for sports fans it is on full screen brightness-the level of brightness that the TV can maintain over its entire screen area that counts the most, and again, mini-guided TVs regularly beat other panel types here, including the Best OLED -tvs.
To give an example of our TV tests, we regularly measure the full -screen brightness levels of 580 – 800 Nits on the Best mini-guided TVs. But even the smartest OLED TV that we tested, the LG G5conceived with 331 Nits in our full screen measurement.
Below I have chosen three models that are examples of the Best mini-guided TVs For sports.
1. Samsung QN90F
The Samsung QN90F Is the perfect TV for sports. Not only does the exceptionally high brightness levels-2,086 Nits Peak and 667 Nits Fullscreen in the filmmaker-mode but it has a blind-free screen (introduced for the first time in the Samsung S95D OLED) That effectively eliminates reflections, making it perfect for looking at sport in the afternoon.
The QN90F also delivers the excellent movement treatment that is essential for fast sports. Even for films we discovered that we could get a flexible movement, without a sign of the dreaded ‘soap opera -effect’, by setting both degradation reduction and right reduction at 3.
The QN90F supplies vibrant colors, strong contrast and realistic textures for a brilliant image. And when viewing from a chair outside the middle, there is little sign of the flowering of the background lighting that results in contrast blur, which means that it is great to look in large groups.
The QN90F is a premium priced TV, with the 65-inch model that we have tested at $ 2,499.99 / £ 2,499 / AU $ 3,499, but if you are a sports fan, it is worth the investment. Moreover, you can expect the prices at a certain point in the near future.
2. Amazon Fire TV Omni Mini-guided
When I first started testing the Amazon Fire TV Omni Mini-guidedI did not expect it to be such a good TV for sport. But in his pre -set sports mode with slipperiness (Judder Reduction) set to 4 and clarity (blurring reduction) set at 10, Sports looked impressively smooth. Color was also surprisingly accurate in that mode, which is unusual, because I discovered that the sports mode shows the colors on most TVs oversaturated and flashy.
Something unique to the Omni Mini-guided is that it is almost ready for sports. On the other hand, I found competing models such as the Henense U6N And Henense U7N That more setup was needed to exercise that looks good.
The Amazon Omni Mini-guided is a considerably more affordable TV than the Samsung QN90F, with its 65-inch model often discounted to $ 949.99 / £ 949.99. It may not have the same level of sports skills as the Samsung QN90F, but it is great for the money.
3. TCL QM7K / TCL C7K
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This entry is a hybrid like the TCL Model name (and specifications) vary depending on the side of the pond you are. Anyway, it is the medium range model in the mini-guided line-up of TCL.
Both TVs provide exceptional brightness for a middle range price, with the TCL QM7K And TCL C7K Hoot 2,350 Nits and 2,784 Nits HDR Peak brightness or respectively. What is even more important, they reached 640 Nits and 678 Nits HDR fullscreen brightness – very good grades for looking at sport in clear rooms.
These TVs require a movement setup. Because I am established in the UK, I tested the C7K and I discovered that I had to adjust the sports or standard ficodus by setting the degradation reduction to 3 and Judder reduction to 6. I also had to lower the color setting in the sport, because it was too much in its standard settings.
After this was completed, the C7K was a solid TV for sports. It is not as effective as the two above models, but it is still a very good option for mid-range option. If the QM7K is something like its British counterpart, then the story for that model will be the same.
Again, for the 65-inch models of these two sets, you look at paying $ 999 / £ 1,099. That is a similar price if the Amazon Omni Mini-guided, which has the best movement of the two, but with the TCL you get that extra hit of brightness.
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